Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia is a small town located in Jefferson County. The local politics of Shenandoah Junction are largely centered on issues such as economic development, job growth, public safety, and infrastructure improvements. The current mayor of Shenandoah Junction is Paul Dinges and the members of the City Council include Jeff Reed, Mary Smith, David Martin, Joe Tate, and Tom Jones. The city government works hard to ensure that all citizens feel safe and have access to all necessary services. In addition to supporting economic growth through commercial development projects and creating jobs for locals, the city also invests in public amenities like parks and recreational areas to make life more enjoyable for its residents. With its strong political leadership and dedication to providing essential services for its citizens, Shenandoah Junction is an excellent example of how small towns can be managed well with good governance.
The political climate in Shenandoah Junction, WV is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, WV is somewhat conservative. In Jefferson County, WV 43.8% of the people voted Democrat in the last presidential election, 54.3% voted for the Republican Party, and the remaining 2.0% voted Independent.
In the last Presidential election, Jefferson county remained strongly Republican, 54.3% to 43.8%.
Jefferson county voted Republican in five of the last six Presidential elections (2008 went Democratic).
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index
Shenandoah Junction, WV is somewhat conservative.
Jefferson County, West Virginia is somewhat conservative.
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria Metro Area is very liberal.
West Virginia is very conservative.
The BestPlaces liberal/conservative index is based on recent voting in national elections, federal campaign contributions by local residents, and consumer personality profiles.
VoteWord™
Displaying 20 years of Presidential voting, visualized in one word.
Shenandoah Junction, West Virginia: r r d r R R
How It Works:
Here at BestPlaces, we were looking at the voting patterns since the 2000 election and realized that we could express the results of each election as one letter. R if the Republican Party candidate won, D if the Democratic Party candidate won and I if the Independent Party candidate won. The six elections (2000, 2004, 2008, 2012, 2016, 2020) would be expressed as six-letter word (R R D R R).
Then we went a little further and added the dimension of magnitude. If the difference of victory was greater than 10 percent, the letter is upper case, and lower case if the difference was less than 10 percent. This allows us to see interesting voting patterns at just a glance.
Here's the VoteWord for Iowa d r d d r. In the last six elections the state has been closely contested, voting narrowly for the Republican Party candidate in 2016 and 2020 after voting for the Democratic Party in 2008 and 2012. Virginia (r r d d d D) has voted for the Democratic Party in the last three elections.
Individual Campaign Contributions in Shenandoah Junction, WV
In the last 4 years (2018-2021), there were 186 contributions totaling $18,897 to the Democratic Party and liberal campaigns, averaging $102 per contribution.
In the last 4 years, there were 66 contributions totaling $35,025 to the Republican Party and conservative campaigns, averaging $531 per contribution.
(source: Federal Election Commission)